Play Mario Kart, go to jail. Welcome to Greece

Posted by: robricc

Play Mario Kart, go to jail. Welcome to Greece - 04/09/2002 22:53

Read:
This News.com article

That is very odd. What the hell was the Greek government thinking? I especially like this quote:
...people in Greece are very worried about the new law. "They are taking it very seriously," he said. "It even affects the games that come with Windows. This law isn't the right one,"...
Posted by: tfabris

Re: Play Mario Kart, go to jail. Welcome to Greece - 04/09/2002 23:07

And here we were, worrying about laws against same-sex marriages, when the real problem was even more serious.
Posted by: jimhogan

Re: Play Mario Kart, go to jail. Welcome to Greece - 04/09/2002 23:10

And here we were, worrying about laws against same-sex marriages, when the real problem was even more serious.



I just e-mailed my friend to warn his 6 year-old son...
Posted by: Anonymous

Re: Play Mario Kart, go to jail. Welcome to Greece - 05/09/2002 00:12

Heil Hitler.
Posted by: visuvius

Re: Play Mario Kart, go to jail. Welcome to Greece - 05/09/2002 00:19

Wheres that crazy terrorist group they've got over there when you need em'? Whats there name again, 5 or 19 or 24.5 or something?
Posted by: wfaulk

Re: Play Mario Kart, go to jail. Welcome to Greece - 05/09/2002 15:53

This is my favorite quote from the article:
    ... the government admitted it was incapable of distinguishing innocuous video games from illegal gambling machines.
Seems like a pretty obvious distinction to me. (Did you pay? Do you have the possibility of winning money? If yes to both, it's gambling.)